NORTH BERGEN, NEW JERSEY - OCTOBER 19: U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) attends a rally in support of the planned "Access to the Region's Core" (ARC) rail tunnel between New Jersey and New York City October 19, 2010 in North Bergen, New Jersey. New Jersey Governor Chris Christie plans to kill the project due to budget constraints. (Photo by Ramin Talaie/Getty Images)U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg (FILE PHOTO: Ramin Talaie/Getty Images)

Decked out in pink, proponents of Planned Parenthood demanded that funding for the organization continue. They were led by Sen. Frank Lautenberg, who in a news release said he was “committed to leading the charge in the Senate to protect women from the Republicans in Congress who are trying to take away their access to health care services.”

Last month, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 240-185 to block federal aid to Planned Parenthood, which receives over $300 million from Washington. The measure, however, is unlikely to get through the Democratic majority in the Senate.

“Planned Parenthood is about women’s health — plain and simple. And not only do they provide me with medical care, but they gave me a lot of information about my body and my health,” one woman told 1010 WINS’ Steve Sandberg.